Mathematics - Number Sense - Place Value - Ones and tens place value - Tens and Ones Explained
Walk through place value in 5 steps: (1) Show number 34. Ask 'What does the 3 mean? What does the 4 mean?' (2) Show 34 represented as 3 ten-rods and 4 unit-cubes. (3) Explain: the LEFT digit tells how many TENS (groups of 10), the RIGHT digit tells how many ONES (leftover singles). (4) Show 3 more e